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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reiska Pekka Retale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Rahman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Retale comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rahman's choice of entrance music: Piss up a Rope. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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154 lbs
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155 lbs
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Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reiska Pekka Retale!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Rahman!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Retale was well out of range. Poor timing from Rahman.
Rahman throws a series of punches but Retale moves out of range.
Retale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rahman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Retale lands with a hook. Rahman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Retale tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rahman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Rahman or perhaps it was just good defense by Retale which made him look bad.
Retale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rahman.
Rahman misses with a right hand
and Retale counters with a nice uppercut.
Retale tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rahman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Retale steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rahman.
Retale shoots in for a double leg but Rahman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rahman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Retale.
Retale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rahman.
Retale takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Reiska Pekka Retale has been cut.
Rahman throws a hook but Retale blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Retale walks into a left hand.
Rahman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Retale.
Rahman staying out of range there.
Rahman misses with a straight right.
Retale ducks under a wild hook from Rahman.
The fighters circling - Retale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Retale keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Retale takes the fight into the clinch.
Retale slows down the pace here.
Retale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Retale stalling in the clinch.
Retale lands an elbow that stopped Rahman in his tracks for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Retale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Retale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rahman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Retale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Retale lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Retale manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rahman working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Retale.
Retale misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rahman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Retale doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Retale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Retale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Retale misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Retale misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Rahman.
Retale utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Retale blocking some punches.
Rahman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Retale looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rahman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Retale lands a left hand.
Retale misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Retale lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rahman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Retale.
Nice body punch from Retale - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Retale throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Retale lands a hook that snaps the head of Rahman backwards.
Retale lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rahman backwards.
Rahman wants to stall.
Rahman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Retale leaning his opponent against the cage.
Retale scores with a knee to the head.
Retale misses with a punch on the inside.
Retale lands with a left to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Retale landing knees to the head.
Rahman is rocked!
Rahman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rahman is still on wobbly legs! Can Retale finish him?
Rahman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reiska Pekka Retale dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reiska Pekka Retale's cut.
That's time! Retale's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Retale closes the distance and clinches.
Rahman seems to have recovered his senses.
A short uppercut from Retale.
A shot in the inside from Retale.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rahman.
Rahman managing to block the knees to the body from Retale.
Rahman blocking some punches.
Rahman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rahman is trying to force a seperation but Retale has the dominant position.
Reiska Pekka Retale has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Retale creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rahman's defenses.
Rahman misses with a body punch.
Retale putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rahman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Retale scores with a shoulder strike.
Retale tries to throw a body punch but Rahman avoids it by throwing Retale back against the cage.
Retale lands a knee to the head.
Retale throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Retale trying to land knees to the body.
Retale prevents a body shot from Rahman.
Retale missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Retale prevents Rahman from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Retale.
Retale blocks an uppercut.
Retale pushes off an throws an elbow but Rahman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rahman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Retale tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rahman's elbow.
Rahman takes an elbow to the temple.
Rahman avoiding damage as Retale throws knees to the body.
Retale pushes Rahman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Retale tries a body shot but Rahman blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Retale misses with a body punch.
Retale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rahman tries to land knees in the clinch but Retale avoids the damage to the body.
Retale pushes Rahman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Retale throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rahman blocks it with crossed arms.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Retale misses with the head strike.
Rahman takes an elbow to the temple.
Retale pushes Rahman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Retale landing knees to the body.
Retale scores a nice knee to the body.
Rahman blocks a body shot from Retale.
Retale with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retale scores with a knee to the head.
Rahman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Retale misses with an elbow over the top.
Rahman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Retale.
Retale works on Rahman's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Retale.
Rahman gets through Retale's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Retale lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rahman or not.
Retale prevents a body shot from Rahman.
Retale lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Retale.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Retale.
Rahman tries to circle away but Retale has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rahman wants to get back to striking at distance but Retale won't allow it.
Retale putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rahman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Retale misses with a short punch on the inside.
Retale is stalling here.
Retale can't find room to land a body shot as Rahman controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Retale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Retale missing with knees to the body.
Rahman has had enough of the clinch but Retale keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reiska Pekka Retale dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Reiska Pekka Retale's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A big right from Rahman misses.
Rahman throws the left hand but Retale avoids the punch easily.
Rahman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rahman shoots in for a takedown but Retale shows good takedown defense.
Rahman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Retale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rahman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Retale takes a jab right on the kisser.
Retale looks to score with a jab to the body but Rahman is just out of range.
Rahman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Retale.
The crowd cheers as Retale lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rahman doesn't seem phased though.
Rahman throws a shot from downtown. Retale moves away and avoids it.
Rahman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Retale tries to clinch up
and Rahman counters with a stiff right hand.
Retale closes the distance and pushes Rahman back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahman throws a head punch that misses.
Retale with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rahman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rahman throws an elbow that misses.
Rahman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Retale missing with knees to the body.
Retale is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rahman can do to turn this around?
Retale working aggressively here.
Retale drops Rahman with a big knee straight up the middle! Rahman is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like Carlos Rahman has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Retale throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Rahman.
Rahman scores with a decent looking hook.
Retale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rahman moves away.
Retale moves into the clinch.
Rahman is trying to break the clinch but Retale is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Retale utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Retale scores with a knee to the head.
Retale throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Retale throws an elbow but it misses.
Retale lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Retale missing with knees to the body.
Retale lands an elbow just above Rahman 's eye.
Rahman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Retale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Retale lands with a right to the head.
Retale misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahman blocking some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Retale misses with some punches.
Retale missing with knees to the body.
Retale lands with a left to the head.
Retale tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rahman avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Rahman fails to land.
Retale doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Retale lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rahman or not.
Retale misses with the head strike.
Retale missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Retale.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Retale lands a left hand.
Rahman is trying to force a seperation but Retale has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Rahman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Retale trying to land knees to the body.
Rahman throws a punch but it's blocked by Retale.
Retale lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rahman backwards.
Retale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rahman.
Retale trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rahman is trying to pull guard but Retale turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rahman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Retale pushes off an throws an elbow but Rahman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Retale misses with a body punch.
Retale lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reiska Pekka Retale clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rahman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rahman swats away the attempt to clinch by Retale.
Nice takedown defense from Retale. No joy for Rahman on that attempt.
Retale clinches with his opponent.
Retale crunches a lovely knee into Rahman's ribcage.
Rahman blocks the elbow strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Retale - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Retale.
Retale is struggling to control the position.
Retale lands a damaging elbow.
Retale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rahman is defending well for now.
Retale misses with some punches.
Rahman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Retale forces Rahman back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rahman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Retale has him pressed against the cage.
Retale landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Retale lands a nice knee to the body.
Retale lands an elbow inside.
Retale pushes Rahman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Retale misses with a knee strike.
Rahman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Retale tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rahman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Retale jerks Rahman's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Rahman drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Retale goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Retale because Rahman was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Reiska Pekka Retale!
Reiska Pekka Retale retains his featherweight title!
Reiska Pekka Retale decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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